A Road to 60 Senators

[floridablue]

Nixon had 3, at least, Cabinet appointees who were tokens. Romney, the Gov of Alaska, and I cannot remember the third. They were totally ignored and denied access to the oval office. A couple even made a big deal of it before they resigned. But if President Obama made 3 appointments like that, Republican Senators in states where a Democratic Governor could appoint the replacement, we would then have 3 more Senators and could kiss JoeMentom off the reservation forever.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

1. good idea - but wouldn't the dem gov be trashed for switching the party

affiliation?

[BrklynLiberal]

2. Why would there be any party switching?

[Clio the Leo]

3. And he could tout it as "working across party lines!" BRILLIANCE! NT

[sarahdemva]

4. doubtful

but who knows?

[floridablue]

5. It was worth a shot to see what DUers thought

[JJ]

6. Been done before

It's definitely something they'll be looking at.

Unlikely any Repukes would take them up on it tho.

[Silent3]

7. As long as were engaged in wishful thinking...

...I'm wondering how possible it might be for a couple of moderate Republicans to jump ship and switch party affiliation.